The most disgusting?

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TheViking

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Hi...

Wondering: what is the most disgusting you have ever been eating, when in the woods, practicing bushcraft?? ;) :D I mean... you do eat natural plants you find don't you?
 

Adi007

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Sprouts. Honest. I hate them. Really hate them.
 

Stuart

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Um hedgehogs in mauritius taste bad, fried wasp larve or locusts are nice and crunchy but are like eating chips that have been stuck in the fryer for far too long

I havent found a plant that really tastes bad yet most that I'm not fussed on are those that just taste like leaves
 

Lithril

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Sprouts no contest. Texture wise though it has to be Jews Ear. Fairly tasty in a stew (as long as the stew is reasonable) but the texture is awful.
 

Adi007

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Martyn said:
Aren't slugs supposed to be edible? That would disgust me - I dunno why, but snails sound OK - but slugs - yuck.

Sprouts are worse!
;)
 

Adi007

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Martyn said:
I like sprouts - but then I like tripe too (only the bleached stuff, nice with vinegar).
Then I'm certain you'd like slugs too! ;-)
 

RovingArcher

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Tvividr said:
Mopani worms may look pretty bad, but fried they are surpricing acceptable....

If they are like the smallish grubs that live under the bark of a tree, I've eaten similar and they can be quite tasty fried up. Not too bad raw, but I eat berries or other foods to help with the flavor.

This one was very different in taste, appearance and texture. They are quite large, being around 12cm long and 3cm thick and look like a big ugly marshmallow that are very soft and mushy feeling. They taste very bitter and my auto rejection mode kicked in, so it didn't make it into my stomach. I'd rather chase down a PO'd rattle snake and swallow it head first, than eat another one.
 

C_Claycomb

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I like sprouts :lol: well, as long as not over cooked.

I have heard that there is nothing you can do with slugs that make them worth eating, they are just too slimey to fool with. Can't say that I have tried though.

Texture wise, boiled tendon, as in soup or stew, that gelatinous crunch just turns my stomach.

I reckon that as far as contents goes, tinned sausage is probably the nastiest thing you could eat while in the field. Mechanically separated chicken is a lot worse than almost any grub you could find!
 

TheViking

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Hi...

I've heard that if you want to eat slugs (then :You_Rock_ ) you must boil them in water and thereafter let them dry.... This should remove most of the slimy stuff!? ;) :-D Never tried though!
 

MartiniDave

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Kath,

You're not supposed to eat the sloes until after they come out of the gin and you've covered them with melted chocolate! Trust me, they're good like that! Don't think it works on sprouts though.

Not natural food, but I'm not at all keen on Quorn.
I've gone off rabbit lately too, shame cos theres loads about.

Dave
 

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